What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Balmacnaughton 6 as Cup Marked Rock (neolithic) - (bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Dated to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, Balmacnaughton 6 is a cup marked rock, likely used for ritual or ceremonial purposes, reflecting early symbolic or spiritual practices. Such markings are often associated with astronomical observations, territorial markers, or ancestor worship in prehistoric communities.
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Places near here
BalmacnaughtonNatural Feature (period Unassigned) · 347 yd
Creag an FhùdairMountain / peak · 817 yd
Queen's WoodCup and Ring Marked Rock (prehistoric) · 1259 yd
Isle of SparIslet · 1626 yd
Loch TayGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 1753 yd
Braes of TaymouthTownship (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.1 mi
Kenmore HotelNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Kenmore, Taymouth DriveNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Black Rock ViewpointViewpoint · 1.5 mi
Maxwell's TempleMemorial · 1.5 mi
Meall a' Choire ChreagaichMountain / peak · 1.6 mi